This document summarizes the results of a study on long-term bowel function outcomes in patients who underwent primary transanal endorectal pull-through surgery for Hirschsprung's disease. The study found that 37% of patients reported no impaired bowel function. Bowel problems were more common in syndromic patients. A significant number of patients continued to have long-term problems related to fecal incontinence. Completely transanal procedures may predispose to long-term functional defects. Most bowel function significantly improved with increasing patient age, though some patients had significant problems as adults.

1. REVISION DE ARTICULO
MR KLINSMANN QUISPE

3. INTRODUCCION

6. METODO
 1.1. Patients All HD patients above four years of age with aganglionosis not
extending oral to the sigmoid colon operated with primary endorectal pull-through
at four Nordic tertiary pediatric surgical centers
1.2. Surgical management
 The operation was performed either completely transanally (TERPT) or in
combination with laparoscopic or laparotomy assisted colonic mobilization (LERPT)

7. worse to better with a score from 1 to 20 (1: very poor and
20: very good) (%).

8. RESULTADOS
A total of 258 patients with rectosigmoid HD were operated with a primary transanal endorectal
pull-through at the four hospitals until 2010.
2.5. Long-term bowel function 73/200 (37%) patients reported absolutely no impaired bowel
function, meaning that there were no need for bowel management, no constipation, no fecal
accidents, and no stoma or appendicostomy
LERPT vs TERPT

11. 2.6. Functional outcome
in syndromic patients Bowel problems were significantly more common in the syndromic
patients (Table 4). The operative approach was similar in syndromic and nonsyndromic
patients as TERPT was performed in 46% and 42% respectively (P = 0.8). As for the total
patient population, BFS scores were higher among older than younger syndromic patients

12. Estreñimiento: 2 o mas:
• tres o menos deposiciones por semana
• presencia de posturas retentivas, defecación dolorosa o
heces de consistencia muy dura
• presencia de fecalomas y heces de gran tamaño que
podrían u obstruyen el inodoro
Incontinencia/encopresis
• Evacuación de heces de consistencia normal o anormal,
de forma repetida e involuntaria, en lugares no
apropiados para este propósito (incluida la ropa
interior) y por lo menos con un episodio al mes durante
un mínimo de 3 meses

13. DISCUSION
 significant number of patients continue to have long-term problems, mainly
related to fecal incontinence. We have also shown that syndromic patients have
less favorable functional outcome. Our results also suggest that a completely
transanal procedure may predispose to long-term bowel functional defects
Estreñimiento: 2 o mas:
• tres o menos deposiciones por semana
• presencia de posturas retentivas, defecación dolorosa o
heces de consistencia muy dura
• presencia de fecalomas y heces de gran tamaño que
podrían u obstruyen el inodoro
evacuación de heces de consistencia normal o anormal, de
forma repetida e involuntaria, en lugares no apropiados
para este propósito (incluida la ropa interior) y por lo
menos con un episodio al mes durante un mínimo de 3
meses; a estos pacientes los clasificamos como
incontinencia/encopresi

14. CONCLUSIONES
 a significant number of patients continue to have bowel problems for many years
after definite surgery, and some have significant problems when they reach
adulthood. Although most aspects of fecal control significantly improved with
increasing patient age

16. Methods: 146 consecutive patients who had undergone primary
surgical treatment for HD were included. The median follow-up time
was 15 (3–33) year
• 45% (n = 54) reported no soiling, 42% (n = 49) had
occasional soiling (less than once per week) and 12% (n = 14)
reported frequent soiling
Results
Constipation
• was present in 9% of patients overall (n = 11): in 6 patients
this was diet-controlled, whereas in 4 patients it was
laxative-controlled. The remaining patients required enemas